Posts Tagged ‘toyota’
Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius (AP)
AP – Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California freeway, saying Monday that its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.
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Toyota casts doubt on man’s speeding Prius claim (AP)
AP – Toyota cast doubt Monday on a California man’s claim that his Prius sped out of control, saying the report is inconsistent with the findings of the company’s preliminary investigation.
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Gov’t says it cannot explain runaway Toyota (AP)
AP – The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
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Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus (AP)
AP – Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more, according to an Associated Press review of cases, legal precedent and interviews with experts.
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AP IMPACT: Toyota secretive on ‘black box’ data (AP)
AP – Toyota has for years blocked access to data stored in devices similar to airline “black boxes” that could explain crashes blamed on sudden unintended acceleration, according to an Associated Press review of lawsuits nationwide and interviews with auto crash experts.
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Senate panel to review Toyota recalls (AP)
AP – Toyota Motor Corp. faces more questions from Congress over its troubled safety record when top company officials testify Tuesday at a Senate hearing on the automaker’s huge worldwide recall of 8.5 million vehicles.
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Toyota chief blasted by lawmakers despite apology (AP)
AP – Under blistering criticism, Toyota President Akio Toyoda personally and repeatedly apologized to Congress and millions of anxious American car-owners Wednesday for deadly defects in popular models produced by his Japanese company. But angry lawmakers forcefully declared it was hardly enough.
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